what can you tell us about what he had to tell you tonight, understanding most of it was probably supposed to stay in that room? >> that's right. it was a wide ranging conversation on many issues. it was more informal. it was a briefing. people asking questions. mike pompeo answering them. you know, he's been on the job for a short period of time, so, many of the questions i was not in a position to answer them completely and would get back to us. but if was much broader than just a discussion of what's happening in the white house today. and it was during that briefing that we started to get word of the newest bomb shell that hit about the comey memo. >> that's what i'm going to ask you about next, a quote you can react to. and that's john mccain tonight saying that it's approaching watergate -- has reached, quote, watergate size and scale. your reaction? >> well, coming from senator mccain, those are very strong